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Felipe Contepomi fires Leinster

Leinster 21 Cardiff Blues 20

AN absorbing contest with a thrilling end-game and a timely tonic for Leinster seven days before they head back into Europe. The wind blew hard and Leinster may have lacked fluency, struggling desperately to provide quick ball for their all-star back-line, but they kept going in the face of a couple of harsh refereeing decisions, and had the spirit to come from behind deep into injury time.

This win lifts them to within two points of Munster at the top of the Magners League table but the general effect on morale is infinitely more valuable to them. One moment, you had Nicky Robinson dropping a goal to put Cardiff in front and the game apparently up. The next, Shane Horgan was snaffling the restart and, when a Cardiff player went off his feet, Contepomi was on target for his seventh spot kick out of seven.